英语词汇“die”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dieverb [ I ]

uk/daɪ/us/daɪ/present participle dying, past tense and past participle died

A1 to stop living or existing, either suddenly or slowly:

Twelve people died in the accident.

She died of/from hunger/cancer/a heart attack/her injuries.

It is a brave person who will die for their beliefs.

I would like to die in my sleep (= while I am sleeping).

Many people have a fear of dying.

Our love will never die.

She will not tell anyone - the secret will die with her.

die a natural/violent death

to die naturally, violently, etc.:

He died a violent death.

My grandmother died a natural death (= did not die of illness or because she was killed), as she would have wanted.

informal If a machine, battery, or phone dies, it stops working, usually because it has no power:

The engine just died on us.

I'm sorry I didn't reply to your text - my phone died.

More examples

These men are ready to die for their country.
When the queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne.
We had a very hard winter last year and some of the plants died.
Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent.
If disturbed, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die.

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Death and dying

be pushing up (the) daisies idiom
bereave
bite
bury
buy the farm idiom
deceased
depart
done
drop
expire
foot
gone
inquest
peg
posthumous
road kill
SIDS
strike
sudden infant death syndrome
the disappeared

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Machines - not functioning

Idiom(s)

almost/nearly die of sth

be dying for/to do sth

die a/the death

die hard

do or die

never say die

or die in the attempt

to die for

to/until my dying day

Phrasal verb(s)

die away

die down

die off

die out

dienoun [ C ]

uk/daɪ/us/daɪ/

die noun [ C ] (TOOL)

a shaped piece or mould (= hollow container) made of metal or other hard material, used to shape or put a pattern on metal or plastic

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Models & moulds

cast
diorama
mock
mock sth up
mock-up
model
mould
precast
scale
section
wireframe

die noun [ C ] (GAME)

US also or old use UK dice a small cube (= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance

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Miscellaneous games & activities

air hockey
bingo
bungee jumping
cage diving
charade
crossword
cryptic crossword
domino
free running
freestyle football
Frisbee
handball
hangman
noughts and crosses
pinball machine
quoits
softball
tiddlywinks
treasure hunt
tug of war

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Idiom(s)

the die is cast

单词	die
释义	Contents verb (1) die (1) noun (2) die (TOOL) die (GAME) English American dieverb [ I ] uk/daɪ/us/daɪ/present participle dying, past tense and past participle died A1 to stop living or existing, either suddenly or slowly: Twelve people died in the accident. She died of/from hunger/cancer/a heart attack/her injuries. It is a brave person who will die for their beliefs. I would like to die in my sleep (= while I am sleeping). Many people have a fear of dying. Our love will never die. She will not tell anyone - the secret will die with her. die a natural/violent death to die naturally, violently, etc.: He died a violent death. My grandmother died a natural death (= did not die of illness or because she was killed), as she would have wanted. informal If a machine, battery, or phone dies, it stops working, usually because it has no power: The engine just died on us. I'm sorry I didn't reply to your text - my phone died. More examples These men are ready to die for their country. When the queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne. We had a very hard winter last year and some of the plants died. Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent. If disturbed, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Death and dying be pushing up (the) daisies idiom bereave bite bury buy the farm idiom deceased depart done drop expire foot gone inquest peg posthumous road kill SIDS strike sudden infant death syndrome the disappeared See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - not functioning Idiom(s) almost/nearly die of sth be dying for/to do sth die a/the death die hard do or die never say die or die in the attempt to die for to/until my dying day Phrasal verb(s) die away die down die off die out dienoun [ C ] uk/daɪ/us/daɪ/ die noun [ C ] (TOOL) a shaped piece or mould (= hollow container) made of metal or other hard material, used to shape or put a pattern on metal or plastic Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Models & moulds cast diorama mock *mock sth* up mock-up model mould precast scale section wireframe die noun [ C ] (GAME) US also or old use UK dice a small cube (= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Miscellaneous games & activities air hockey bingo bungee jumping cage diving charade crossword cryptic crossword domino free running freestyle football Frisbee handball hangman noughts and crosses pinball machine quoits softball tiddlywinks treasure hunt tug of war See more results » Idiom(s) the die is cast dieverb [ I ] us/dɑɪ/present participle dying, past tense and past participle died to stop living: He died of a heart attack. She died in her sleep at the age of 94. fig. The engine just died (= stopped working). If you say that you could have/nearly died of a particular feeling, you mean that you felt the feeling very strongly: I was so embarrassed, I could have died. be dying To be dying to do something, or for something, is to be eager to do or to have it: I’m dying to hear the news. I’m dying for a cup of coffee. Phrasal verb(s)** die down die off die out
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